A dozen or so Monets, some very good, and a single van gogh of a rose. You can photograph most of them.

Nice museum with many european paintings in there collection, such as Monet, Renoir, and many old masters. Even a Jackson Pollock. Went there to see Rafael which was very nice.

If you are interested in arts, it's good place to go! but Its maybe too big when its crowded so you should not take so much time to see everything.

Lots of advertising for an El Greco exhibition, 50 paintings, which is an exhibition not to miss. Arrived over the public holiday weekend and the gallery is closed for refurb. There was nothing about the closure at tourist info and lots of people turning up for the exhibition and very disappointed. Given that this was a sell out in Osaka... More

Ueno Park is an enjoyable excursion while in Tokyo. We were there during a weekend, and there were lots of locals out on a sunny day. The National Museum of Western Art provides an interesting and relaxing break. The Le Corbusier building proves an interesting setting for the art, featuring mid-twentieth century design. While the art collection is not extensive,... More

It's a plus that you don't have to pay to see everything as Rodin's work is on display outside of the museum and you are allowed to take pictures of it and with it. Also you can enter the museum and only have to pay for some of the display areas which was wonderful since I didn't have to pay... More

The National Museum of Western Art is housed in a beautiful, purpose built building. It is not a huge or sophisticated collection, but it has nice variety and several high quality works. It has a some excellent impressionist paintings including a lovely "Water Lilies" by Monet, a beautiful "Yellow Irises" by the same artist, a breathtaking little "Roses" by Van... More

All that Japanese art can bog you down if your an art lover. I am not an art lover and while I enjoyed the exhibit, I found myself missing the Japanese period art.

Plenty of great western paintings and sculptures from earlier than 1900. There are many renaissance paintings and Rodin sculptures. 20th century art is found too, but not quite as much. There was a nice large Miro piece however